NEGOTIATIONS PROTOCOLS FOR
SUCCESSOR BARGAININGBEIWEEN. TI-IEL 
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
AND THE
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION, LOCAL NO. 1, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS, AFL CIO .

To provide for an ef?cient and orderly collective bargaining process, the Board of
Education of the City of Chicago (?Board") and the Chicago Teachers Union, Local No.1,
Ammcan Federation of Teachers; agree that the following conditions shall

,apply during the negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement, except when
otherwise agreed in writing: 

l. The Board and the CTU agree to bargain collectively in good faith towards the
mutual goal of reaching an agreement for a successor collective bargaining agreement.

2. During the course of collective bargaining, the Board and the CTU will be
represented by a bargaining team of no more than ?fteen individuals respectively.

3. The Board recognizes that the CTU may at times desire to meet with a bargaining
team of up to thirty additional bargaining unit employees (the ?Big Bargaining Team"). In such
event, the parties will endeavor to meet during non-working hours, including evenings and
weekends. Any evening sessions shall beg'n on or alter 4:00 pm. Ifit is not possible to
schedule mutually convenient sessions during non-working hours, the bargaining unit employees
will suffer no loss of pay in accordance with the terms of Section 1?13 of the Agreement
Between the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and the Chicago Teachers Union, Local
No. 1, American Federation of Teachers, The CTU shall provide the Board with no
less than forty-eight hours' advance notice if it intends to invite additional individuals to attend a
negotiation session as provided by this paragraph.

4. All bargaining team members will demonstrate professional decorum and
otherwise act during the collective bargaining-process. Each party reserves the right
to communicate with its principals, employees or membership as the case may be regarding
negotiations.

5. Each party shall identify a chief spokesperson among the members cf its
bargaining team to represent its interests during the collective bargaining process. During
negotiation sessions, bargaining team members shall direct all questions and comments to the
chief spokesperson of each party, and the chief spokesperson has the discretion to designate
members of the bargaining team to respond to particular questions or to provide a rationale with
respect to the proposal under discussion: Outside of negotiation sessions, each party will direct
all correspondence, requests for information and any other communications relating to
negotiations to the chief spokesperson for the other party or his or her designee.

6. All negotiation sessions shall be closed to the general public, members of the
press and. individuals other than those designated as members of the bargaining teams, except by

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the parties? prior mutual agreement. The parties may, however, include consultants or other
resource personsin-negotiation sessionsat their oumexpense. andwith advance noticetothe 
other party. Such persons are not subject to the limits in paragraphs 2 and 3.

7. Negotiation sessions shall be held in locations and on such dates and at such times
as are mutually agreed upon by the parties, and the parties will make every effort to schedule
negotiations at least every two weeks and preferably once each week. Both parties agree that
negotiation sessions are of the utmost priority and that they shall endeavor in good faith to meet
as scheduled, but recognize the need may arise to reschedule a session based on unforeseeable
circumstances. In the event that a party is required to cancel a negotiation session, the canceling
party shall provide the other party with at least twenty?four hours' notice prior to the session,
except in cases of emergencies.

8. Each party is responsible for preparing and retaining its own minutes and records
of negotiation sessions. Electronic recordings and verbatim transcriptions of negotiation sessions
are prohibited.

9. With the exception of side bar discussions, the parties agree that all proposals
shall be presented in writing and dated with copies available for all bargaining team members.
The parties agree to exchange electronic copies of proposals upon request following each
session. To the extent either party uses the other party's proposals to draft a counter proposal, the
parties agree that the counter proposal shall clearly show any changes.

10. A party may caucus at any time dming a negotiation session. Each party will
caucus as expeditiously as possible and will notify the other party when a caucus is expected to
extend beyond thirty minutes.

11. Eachparty represents to the other party that it has the authority to enter into
tentative agreements on behalf of its principals.

12. All tentative agreements shall be clearly marked as tentative agreements, dated
and initialed by the chief spokesperson of each party before adjournment of the negotiation
session during which the tentative agreement is reached. The chief spokespersons shall execute
two copies of any tentative agreement; each party shall retain a copy for its ?les. After a tentative
agreement is executed, it may only be modi?ed by mutual agreement in writing.

13. All tentative agreements are tentative and conditioned upon the parties' ability to
resolve all outstanding issues and reach an overall agreement for a successor collective
bargaining agreement.

14. At the conclusion of each negotiation session, the parties shall con?rm the
location, date and time for the following negotiation session and agree upon a tentative agenda
for such session.

15. At the Board?s request, the parties shall meet to consider its ideas for a contract
extension at mutually agreed dates and times until October 12, 2018.

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16. After October 12,2018 the parties shall proceed with contract negotiations in the
ordinary course, ?observing the followmg procedures and timelines;

17. The parties shall exchange comprehensive initial proposals on or before
January 15, 2019. However, no new proposals (other than reaponsive counter proposals) shall be
presented by either party after February 8, 2019. The parties shall each submit no more than
seventy-five (75) proposals. A proposal is a suggested modi?cation of a speci?c contract
prowsmn.

18. In conformity with Section 12(a-10) of the IELRA, the parties agree upon request
of either party to commence mediation on or after May 1, 2019. The parties further
agree to proceed to fact-?nding upon demand by either party on or after May 15, 2019,
which date is mutually acknowledged to conclude a reasonable period of mediation.

Steven Bierig shall be appointed as the fact?nding chairperson. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing in these protocols is intended to limit the parties from convening their bargaining
committees or otherwise engaging in direct negotiations after May 15, 2019.

19. The parties may agree to establish subcommittees to discuss speci?c proposals or
subject matters. These subcommittees may include subcommittees for health insurance and the
Labor Management Cooperation Committee and a subcommittee for
pension/retirement issues.

20. The Board and the Union expressly recognize that these protocols are agreed to
well in advance of the expiration of their current contract to provide for an orderly, ef?cient and
peaceful resolution of their successor collective bargaimng agreement. The parties ?lrther
recognize that during the time periods set forth above, major events will take place which may or
may not affect the process and timelines. If such events should occur that affect the above
outlined process and timelines, the parties agree that at the written request of either party, the
parties will meet to consider modi?cations.

21. If an overall tentative agreement for a successor collective bargaining agreement
is reached, it will be subject to approval by the Big Bargaining Team and rati?cation by ?the CTU
membership and the Board. The Board .and the CTU shall recommend rati?cation to their
respective principals and shall otherwise use their best efforts to secure rati?cation of the
tentative agreement

(1W6 

OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO

CAGO TEACHERS UNION, LOCAL NO. 1, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS, 

Dated: 1'1, 

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